About

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a top law school for students seeking a practical legal education. Mitchell Hamline offers traditional full- and part-time programs as well as the only half on-campus/half online J.D. program at an ABA-approved law school.

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The Office of Diversity and Inclusion works with the Mitchell Hamline administration, faculty, and staff to create an environment where students feel comfortable expressing their racial, ethnic, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, and all other dimensions of their social and cultural identity. We offer a number of programs and services that help students build a vibrant learning community, as well as explore the law from different perspectives.

Diversity, Inclusion, & Cultural Competence

We believe that diversity, in all of its forms, benefits the classroom, the college, and the legal profession. Mitchell Hamline is a welcoming and respectful community where individuals can explore differences in a safe and positive environment, and where students not only learn from their professors but also from the diverse life experiences of their classmates.

International Students & Visiting Scholars

Students and attorneys from around the world come to Mitchell Hamline to study the American legal system. Mitchell Hamline offers an LL.M. degree, as well as opportunities for scholars from across the world to conduct independent research at our law school.

Mitchell Hamline Hosts the 2017 CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute

This summer Mitchell Hamline School of Law had the honor of hosting the 2017 CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute. Thirty-eight students from 23 states attended the month long program that gives them a head start on their law school careers. The students completed condensed courses in Legal Writing, Diversity and the Law, Stress and Time Management, Torts, Contracts and Civil Procedure. They also conducted a mock trail and enjoyed some fun and entertaining off-campus social activities.

We are elated to report that all 38 students successfully completed the program and have now been admitted to law schools across the country. Better yet, 11 will be joining us as 1L’s here at MHSL.

For more information on the 2017 CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute, click here.